I have discovered today that, over the last few weeks, I have had an issue receiving comments and contact forms. This has now been resolved and all comments have been approved. Unfortunately, all contact made via the contact form has been lost. My apologies if you think you have been ignored - please do submit again if you can.
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Today, I am launching a new page for Ben’s Books; eBook pages are accessed from links on that page. I do not have full collections of any of the titles, but will make what I do have available on an ongoing basis - please be patient. At the moment only some Strip Lingerie books are available, but more will follow soon.
I have worked hard to catalogue these books as best I can, but most of the models still remain unknown to me. Where I have spotted a familiar face, I have noted it against that book. It would be great as usual to hear from anyone about anything to do with any of the Ben’s Books titles - even down to spotting a face that you may well be able to put a name to; it all adds to the bigger picture. As more and more of us shuffle off, or just become too old to care, that knowledge will be lost forever. Please do get into contact with me if you think you have anything to offer.
I have numerous odd books and items that I have acquired as part of other collections These are things that I don’t collect, don’t need or have multiple copies of. I will offer these up for sale on this page. Most of these books are in good to very good condition, but please make sure you check any additional notes and information about how I like to grade books.
I have dozens and dozens of picture sets that I acquired some years ago when purchasing a job lot of books. They have been sitting in my store room since then. But I am having a clear-out and they need to find new homes. They are all of a reasonable quality.
I have priced them to sell and will add more sets as I get the time.
I am slowly making available Carnival eBooks (Digital Copies), and have just uploaded the first two volumes - most of the rest will follow over the next couple of months.
Carnival was well known for its £50 Beauty Contest which was so popular in Beauty Parade. Lots of great pin-up photography tips, with many pictures from well known photographers of the time - Russell Gay and Harrison Marks to name a couple.
The Competition section I find particularly interesting, as some of the amateur photographers and models certainly went on to become popular and frequent contributors to many magazines throughout the 1960’s.
All books are scanned as PDF’s as before and at a higher quality, making their file sizes slightly larger that some of the ToCo titles; they are now also all fully searchable.
You can also always perform a site search for any amateur names you may be looking out for.
While I have your attention, I am still short of a few Carnival numbers and would really appreciate some help filling my gaps. If you can help at all, then please contact me. I am not necessarily looking to purchase - just borrow if possible. Rewards could be generous if you can help me out!
I will also, in time, put together a Carnival information page; again, any help with its history is always appreciated. Please do come forward if you think you have something which may be of interest.
Missing Copies.
Volume 3 (1957) - No’s 4 and 9
Volume 3/4 (1958) - No’s 1, 7, 9, 11 and 12
Volume 4/5 (1959) - No’s 1, 2, 5 and 6
At last I have sorted all the books I have had boxed up. I have placed all the best of these up for sale here. The ToCo books are all complete, with all the others to follow over the next few months.
The other books, which are not of the highest grade but still quite collectable, I am placing up for sale on eBay in small lots. I have about 600 plus of these to sell over the next few months - not just ToCo, all sorts of different titles, although I plan to clear all the ToCo books first. This will be done over the coming months and I hope to have them all gone by late spring.
If you are interested in second hand books, then please do take a look to see what’s on offer. I have listed 90 copies of Spick today in lots of 10 books.
For those who have been asking about the SRA books, the eBooks are coming next, with my excess copies to follow in a few months time.
eBay Link All-Things-ToCo
Vintage Fetish has a new home! For those of you that have managed to find your way here and are reading this, thank you for persevering. I appreciate it may have been a slightly awkward path.
I have done my best to make sure all your old links work, but am aware that some may not - sorry for any issues that may cause.
The link for the new site is www.vintagefetish.website Please update any favourites you may have.
Benefits I hope the new site will bring:
· Quicker and easier for me to look after, meaning more time for me to spend on content.
· Quicker to load - I hope! All tests so far show it is.
· More tablet and mobile friendly, as more and more people are accessing the site this way.
The blog will continue as before, and I will do my best to populate it with some of the posts that are missing. Please do keep on with the comments and likes, it’s nice to see who is popular and your opinions on their underwear.
As things settle down, and I can see improvements, small changes will be made as you would expect. Please be patient as it takes time to get it right.
For all those who were regular buyers of eBooks and second-hand books. the eBooks will all be available within the next few weeks and will still be available to download instantly just as before. Second-hand books I am not sure about at the moment. If I do make them available it may not be until early next year or I may go down the eBay route, that has still to be decided yet.
I do have thousands of used books available though, so if there is something you are desperate for, then please get in contact with me.
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